Wisconsin’s Unconscionable Sham

| Apr 8, 2020 | Rights / DemocracyWisconsin might have just decided the November election for Trump at the expense of its own citizens’ lives. As of April 7, the state’s primary election day, there were 2,511 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, with the disease continuing to spread. Thanks to...

Cruel Immigration Policies Make the Pandemic Worse

| | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThe rapid spread of the coronavirus is, for good reason, causing a global panic. Almost every region of the world is affected, with the disease rapidly spreading to new areas. Fear is justifiable. Directing it against people who have nothing to do with the crisis is...

The EPA Just Gave Polluters A License To Kill

| Apr 7, 2020 | Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyOur government just told polluters they are free to pump deadly chemicals into our air and water. That’s because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended all enforcement indefinitely, until the COVID-19 crisis is over. This terrifies me. I know...

A Trillion in Prevention

| Apr 6, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWe are living in an intense time — a time when major public policy failures and social inequality are revealing themselves after being hidden by a seemingly strong economy. Over the last few years, record low levels of unemployment and a booming stock market helped...

What Could Become Possible

| | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt already feels like we’ve lived through a decade in these first few months of 2020. In the midst of a pandemic, the months and years ahead will be like nothing we’ve ever seen. Prophets are predicting the end of days, while climate change activists speculate a...

Thank Farmers and Grocery Workers for Their Service

| Apr 1, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAs a veteran of the U.S. Army, I’m often thanked for my service. I’ve never felt comfortable receiving this thanks. To be honest, I’m not proud of my participation in the Iraq War. But recently, as the initial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic gripped...